During their first year of studies, students are required to register for a maximum of 30 ECTS credits. Students following either Stream A (Game Technology and Design) or Stream B (Game Analysis and Design) are required to register for the compulsory taught study-units (25 ECTS credits) for each stream and for 5 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year, for a total of 30 ECTS credits.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units Stream A: Game Technology and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5156 | Game Design | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5301 | Game Artificial Intelligence | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Stream B: Game Analysis and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5158 | Methods for Games Research | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5201 | Formal Properties of Games | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IDG5631 | Game Programming Fundamentals | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory UnitsStream A: Game Technology and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5157 | Game Development | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Compulsory UnitsStream B: Game Analysis and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5202 | Analysing Player Experience | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| DGA5304 | Digital Animation and Graphics | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5152 | Games and Narrative | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5252 | Experimental Game Design | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5313 | Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Games | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
During their second year of studies, students are required to register for a maximum of 30 ECTS credits. Students following either Stream A (Game Technology and Design) or Stream B (Game Analysis and Design) are required to register for the compulsory taught study-units (25 ECTS credits) for each stream and for 5 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year, for a total of 30 ECTS credits.Students cannot register for elective study-units already chosen during their first year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory UnitsStream A: Game Technology and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5158 | Methods for Games Research | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5304 | Foundations of Game Studies | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5631 | Game Programming Fundamentals | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Stream B: Game Analysis and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5156 | Game Design | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5160 | Designing Gameworlds | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IDG5631 | Game Programming Fundamentals | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory UnitsStream A: Game Technology and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5259 | Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Games | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Stream B: Game Analysis and Design | |||||||||||
| IDG5157 | Game Development | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| DGA5304 | Digital Animation and Graphics | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5152 | Games and Narrative | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5252 | Experimental Game Design | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| IDG5313 | Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Games | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IDG5800 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS | |||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Degree of Master of Science in Digital Games - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games.